Hillary is the wife of President Bill Clinton and served as the First Lady during President Clinton's two terms. She also ran in the democratic presidential primary in 2008 against Barack Obama.[1] She declined to run against President Obama in the 2012 democratic primary and has not announced her intentions for the 2016 presidential election.

Biography

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Clinton attended Maine East High School until being redistricted during her senior year to Maine South High School.[2] She went on to earn a degree from Wellesley College before attaining a J.D. from Yale Law School. She met future husband Bill Clinton at Yale.[1]

As a high schooler, Clinton was an active Republican, even campaigning for Barry Goldwater in 1968, but after her first year at Wellesley she changed her views to become a Democrat.[3] She stayed politically active throughout her college years, working for Walter Mondale and George McGovern's presidential campaign.[1]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Clinton's academic, professional and political career:[1]

1969: Graduated from Wellesley College

1973: Earned J.D. from Yale Law School

1973-1974: Attorney for the Children's Defense Fund

1974: Member of the presidential impeachment inquiry staff during the Watergate Scandal

1974-1977: Director of Legal Aid Clinic and Assistant Professor at University of Arkansas School of Law

1976-1979: Attorney at Rose Law Firm

1978: Member of board of directors of Legal Services Corp.

1979-1980: Assistant Professor at University of Arkansas School of Law

Issues

U.S. Secretary of State

Benghazi

On October 15, 2012, Clinton claimed responsibility for the security of the diplomatic mission to Libya that was attacked on September 11, 2012. The attack left four Americans dead, including Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens.[5] A State Department employee, Eric Nordstrom, claimed at a congressional hearing on October 11, that his request for more security to be present in Libya was denied by his superiors prior to the attack.[6] Clinton was also under fire because of the initial classification of the attack by United States Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice as a spontaneous response to an anti-Muslim video instead of a planned terrorist attack.[5] On December 19, the State Department announced the forced leave of four officials after an independent report was produced suggesting the officials "showed a lack of ownership of Benghazi's security issues."[7] Clinton was summoned before congressional committees on January 23 to testify on her knowledge of the attack. During the heated testimony Clinton said of the requests for more security, "I didn't see those requests. They didn't come to me."[8]

On August 20, 2013, the State Department announced the reassignment of the four officials placed on leave. Representative Darrell Issa responded by stating, "Instead of accountability, the State Department offered a charade that included false reports of firings and resignations and now ends in a game of musical chairs where no one misses a single day on the State Department payroll."[9] Following the conclusion of a State Department investigation into Benghazi on September 16, Issa was not satisfied with the findings and stated, "We can certainly have Mrs. Clinton back; our view is that we need to get to the facts."[10]

2008 presidential campaign

U.S. Senator

First Lady of the United States

Elections

2006

On November 7, 2006, Hillary Clinton won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated John Spencer (R), Howie Hawkins (G), Jeffrey T. Russell (L), Roger Calero (Socialist Workers) and William Van Auken (Socialist Equality) in the general election.[11]

U.S. Senate, New York General Election, 2006

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Hillary Clintonincumbent

64%

3,008,428

Republican

John Spencer

29.6%

1,392,189

Green

Howie Hawkins

1.2%

55,469

Libertarian

Jeffrey T. Russell

0.4%

20,996

Socialist Workers

Roger Calero

0.1%

6,967

Socialist Equality

William Van Auken

0.1%

6,004

N/A

Blank/Scattering

4.5%

210,579

Total Votes

4,700,632

2000

On November 7, 2000, Hillary Clinton won election to the United States Senate. She defeated Rick Lazio (R), Mark J. Dunau (G), Jeffrey E. Graham (Independence), John O. Adefope (Right to Life), John Clifton (L), Louis P. Wein (Constitution) and Jacob J. Perasso (Socialist Workers) in the general election.[12]

2009

Net worth

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Clinton's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $5,710,008.00 and $26,551,000.00. That averages to $16,130,504.00, which ranked sixth among members of the executive branch. Her average net worth decreased by 48.3% from 2010.[14]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Kerry's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $10,740,011.00 to $51,654,000.00. That averages to $31,197,005.50, which ranked fifth among members of the executive branch.[15]

Personal

Clinton is married to U.S. President Bill Clinton. They have one daughter, Chelsea.

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